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Checking in those five former Bona stars
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JP BUTLER Special to the Era 
Dec 14, 2022
The reception to even just the mention of their names might well be mixed. That’s because, at this point, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball fan bas...
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What’s next for Bona come the new season?
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CHUCK POLLOCK Special to The Era 
Mar 31, 2022
And that’s the way St. Bonaventure’s bizarre basketball season ended … with a severe case of “too little, too late.” This team that endured an undulat...
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Bonnies back to playing with their familiar fire
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J.P. BUTLER Special to the Era 
Feb 18, 2022
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — There’s a telltale way of knowing the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team is engaged: It isn’t shy about talking a little tr...
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Bonnies get back on track, crush VCU
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J.P. BUTLER Special to the Era 
Jan 15, 2022
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — Kyle Lofton motioned to former teammate Courtney Stockard, who was sitting along the near sideline. His St. Bonaventure men’s ...
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Season’s not over, but Bona must respond
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J.P. BUTLER Special to the Era 
Dec 23, 2021
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — It’s been as trying a month as any within the current context of St. Bonaventure basketball. On Dec. 1, Bona lost to injury it...
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Bona ready for big-stage battle with UConn
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J.P. BUTLER Special to the Era 
Dec 11, 2021
It could be viewed as both a strength and a weakness. At times, you could argue, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team has played down to the perc...
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It hasn’t always been pretty, but Bonnies still 8-1
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CHUCK POLLOCK 
Dec 09, 2021
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — It’s interesting how quickly failed expectations can kick in sports fans’ futility gene. Just ask the 2021 Bills followers. Bu...
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Schmidt finally gets good look at Bona bench
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CHUCK POLLOCK Special to The Era 
Dec 03, 2021
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — This piece wasn’t written to be prophetic … indeed, I never would have wanted it to be. Wednesday afternoon, it occurred to me...
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Bonnies survive scare, rally to beat rival Canisius
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J.P. BUTLER Special to the Era 
Nov 15, 2021
ST. BONAVENTURE, NY — If Tuesday constituted a slow start, this was an outright scare. The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team played an abysmal fir...
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No. 23 Bonnies overcome slow start, beat Siena in opener
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J.P. BUTLER Special to the Era 
Nov 10, 2021
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — The audience had just started to fully awaken when Kyle Lofton raised both arms and implored it to grow louder. Much earlier, ...
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Lofton opens up about teammates, techs and more
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J.P. BUTLER Special to the Era 
Aug 13, 2021
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — As the youngest of four boys, Kyle Lofton didn’t exactly have it easy growing up. His older brothers, he remembered, used to “...
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Sharp-shooting Brown eager to prove himself with Bonnies
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J.P. BUTLER Special to the Era 
Jun 17, 2021
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. -- Long before the pool, Linton Brown arrived at his decision in the weight room. The coveted shooting guard was working out wit...
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Bona lands Wake Forest transfer Adams
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J.P. BUTLER Special to the Era 
Mar 29, 2021
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — Mark Schmidt figured to have his work cut out for him. Indeed, with a roster of seven seniors and (presumably) no scholarship ...
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Bona magic runs out in Big Dance
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J.P. BUTLER Special to the Era 
Mar 21, 2021
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — In the final weeks of this remarkable, surreal run, its moments together had almost always ended with wide smiles. The St. Bonaven...
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The bond that further ignited Bona
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J.P. BUTLER Special to the Era 
Mar 20, 2021
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — Their story began, in earnest, in a locker room at Connecticut College on March 8, 2018. Kyle Lofton had just helped Putnam Sc...
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